Events in the year 1840 in
Norway
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Incumbents
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Monarch
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:
Charles III John
sv, Karl Johan Baptist Julius
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, issue = Oscar I of Sweden
, house = Bernadotte
, father = Henri Bernadotte
, mother = Jeanne de Saint-Jean
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, birth_place = Pau, ...
.
Events
Arts and literature
Births
*3 January –
Cathinka Guldberg
Cathinka Augusta Guldberg (3 January 1840 – 22 October 1919) was a Norwegian nurse, educator and deaconess. She was associated with the development of nursing education in Norway.
Biography
Guldberg was born in the city of Christiania (now Os ...
, Norway's first nurse (d.
1919
Events
January
* January 1
** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia.
** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...
)
*14 February –
Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, missionary and language researcher in
India (d.
1910
Events
January
* January 13 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas '' Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York C ...
)
*30 September –
Johan Svendsen, composer, conductor and violinist (d.
1911
A notable ongoing event was the Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions, race for the South Pole.
Events January
* January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory ...
)
*7 November –
H. G. Haugan
H. G. Haugan (November 7, 1840 – January 29, 1921) was a Norwegian-born, American railroad and banking executive.
Background
Hauman G. Haugan was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the elder son of Helge A. and Anna B. Haugan. To ...
, Norwegian-born American railroad executive.
Full date unknown
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Karl Akre
Karl Edvard Pedersen Akre (26 March 1840 – 14 March 1912) was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Liberal Party of Norway, Liberal Party.
He was born in Alta, Norway, Alta, and graduated as a teacher from Tromsø Seminary in 1862. He sta ...
, politician
*
Anton Christian Bang
Anton Christian Bang (18 September 1840 in Dønna, Helgeland – 29 December 1913) was a Norwegian theologian, historian and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway.
Bang was one of the more prominent figures within the Church of ...
, politician (d.
1913
Events January
* January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...
)
*
Hans Laurits Olsen Hammerstad
Hans Laurits Olsen Hammerstad (6 August 1840 – 15 May 1877) was a Norwegian politician.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1877, representing the constituency of Kristians Amt. He only served one term. , politician
*
Anders Sveaas
Anders Sveaas (November 27 1840 – August 24 1917) was a Norway, Norwegian businessperson and consulate. He was the founder of the Kistefos Wood Pulp Mill in Jevnaker, Norway.
Biography
Anders Sveaas was born on November 27th, 1840 on the Haug ...
, businessperson and consul (d.
1917
Events
Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...
)
Deaths
*28 August –
Caspar Peter Hagerup, civil servant (b.
1777
Events
January–March
* January 2 – American Revolutionary War – Battle of the Assunpink Creek: American general George Washington's army repulses a British attack by Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis, in a second ...
)
Full date unknown
*
Even Hansen, civil servant and politician (born
1790
Events
January–March
* January 8 – United States President George Washington gives the first State of the Union address, in New York City.
* January 11 – The 11 minor states of the Austrian Netherlands, which took p ...
)
*
Mads Lauritz Madsen, politician (born
1782
Events
January–March
* January 7 – The first American commercial bank (Bank of North America) opens.
* January 15 – Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the United States Congress to recommend establish ...
)
*
Peder Paulsen Balke
Peder Paulsen Balke (4 May 1779 – 6 September 1840) was a Norwegian farmer and non-commissioned officer in the military. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.
Peder Paulsen Balke was born in Østre Toten i ...
, farmer and politician (born
1779
Events
January–March
* January 11 – British troops surrender to the Marathas in Wadgaon, India, and are forced to return all territories acquired since 1773.
* January 11 – Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manip ...
).
See also
References
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